Pocatello & Blackfoot Environs Feb 2021
February 9, 2021
2/5/21 Around Pocatello & Blackfoot Cold but clear and spring may be coming Gadwalls Tundra Swans Mule Deer
Tag: birds
Jenny’s bird list for 2020
January 5, 2021
Jenny’s bird list for 2020 Bald eagle – Jan 2020 2020 was not my best birding year. With Coronavirus sending me into confinement I only went birding a few times and in my usual locations. No new birds seen this year, but I treasured the ones that I did get out to see. My house … More Jenny’s bird list for 2020
A Miscellany of facts about Long Billed Curlews
December 22, 2020
April 2019 at Bear River Refuge ONE Roland L. Redmond, Donald A. Jenni, Roland L. Redmond, and Donald A. Jenni. 1982. “Natal Philopatry and Breeding Area Fidelity of Long-Billed Curlews (Numenius Americanus): Patterns and Evolutionary Consequences.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 10 (4): 277–79. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.4599496&site=eds-live&scope=site. Male long billed curlews are more likely to return to their … More A Miscellany of facts about Long Billed Curlews
Time Travel: Wildlife Park 2008
December 8, 2020
Arizona Wildlife Park March 14, 2008 I visited my sisters Sarah and Jaime and they took me to this Wildlife Park. I have no idea where it actually was but it must have been near Phoenix. Yes there were other animals at the park, but of course I focused on birds. My first Black bellied … More Time Travel: Wildlife Park 2008
Time Travel: 2007 Mesa Falls
November 24, 2020
One of my favorite places is Mesa Falls near Island Park ID. I would take the family camera and escape to my happy place (car, driving, wonderous locations) on many a day in 2007. Sunrise Turkey vulture Me Early autumn color The falls Below the falls Summer greens Me again Sun and waterfall mist Spot … More Time Travel: 2007 Mesa Falls
Long Billed Curlew Research 3
November 17, 2020
No cover for this item was available Redmond, Roland L. The Behavioral Ecology of Long-Billed Curlews (Numenius Americanus) Breeding in Western Idaho. Montana: University of Montana, 1984 Mating behavior at the Bear River Refuge, April 28 2018 This detailed dissertation is framed within three points of view: “1) that individual animals exploit environmental resources by … More Long Billed Curlew Research 3
To Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone: November 2020
November 3, 2020
11/1/20 Happy birthday to me I’m in my happy place, Yellowstone Grand Tetons Muskrat lodging (the mounds) Trumpeter swan with muskrat (the round brown ball to the right) More swans The grayish one on the right is a youngster In this trio of swans the two grayish ones on the right are also youngsters Juvenile … More To Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone: November 2020
Yellowstone Sept 2020 pt 2
October 13, 2020
9/2/21 And more birds and scenery from Yellowstone Sandhill cranes River runs through the hot springs and geysers Color behind the steam Geyser Our feet Early autumn Water so reflective it looks like snow White ringed trees Mallards Mallard butts Fall is coming Trumpeter swans Fall is here
Yellowstone Sept 2020 pt 1
October 6, 2020
9/2/21 This trip to Yellowstone was a quest to find artistic examples of things such as line and texture. John’s art class required examples of these concepts and he wanted them all to come from Yellowstone. I, of course was looking for birds and interesting pictures too. Trumpeter swans Textures Lines Abstracts
Beginning at Camas NWR – Sept 2020
September 22, 2020
9/4/20 A long drive with fewer photographs than I’d like. I just got so involved in seeing and experiencing that I forgot to pull out the camera. Beginning at Camas NWR Yellow headed blackbirds This was one of oh so many blackbird flocks. White faced ibis The resident pair of Trumpeter swans I think this … More Beginning at Camas NWR – Sept 2020
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